Sat, Oct 20, 2001

The anti-American crowd has adopted as its motto, "Dissent is the true mark of a patriot." How about instead, "Dissent from such mindless strictures of political correctness is a surer mark of a patriot"?

The White House is seriously considering installing Otto Reich as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs through a recess appointment by President Bush after Congress adjourns for the year.

The history of the education of blacks in America has become politicized to the point where it is barely recognizable as history, rather than as an arsenal of horror stories to be used in the political wars of today.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is blasting former President Bill Clinton for all but ignoring, during his two presidential terms, hideous terrorist attacks believed to have been orchestrated against the United States by Saudi millionaire Osama bin Laden.

Thu, Oct 18, 2001

Recently a young black man sent a thoughtful e-mail to me. Among his kind comments was an expression of sympathy for the racism that he thought blacks of my generation must have experienced in going through college.

Wed, Oct 17, 2001

Now that everyone on Capitol Hill is popping antibiotic Cipro pills like they were Altoid mints, it is worth reminding our prescription-clutching public servants that their precious drugs don't grow on government trees.

Vultures and looters can always be expected in the wake of tragedies; they take advantage of increased opportunities to steal. Looters were arrested in New York -- caught stealing from shops in the rubble of the World Trade Center.

I sincerely don't want to start an argument over religion, especially in these sensitive times, but I feel compelled to defend the Christian faith so that it does not become "collateral damage" in our war on terrorism.

Two interrelated mysteries: Why do so many Arab Muslims think Western civilization is about to collapse? And how could so many well-educated hijackers live among us for so long and not be seduced by our cherished American way of life?

The cross-rhetoric between Israel and the United States -- more specifically, between Prime Minister Sharon and Secretary of State Colin Powell -- reminds us that careful definitions are especially important in tense days.

At a recent Cato Institute forum, Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the Council of Economic Advisers argued that the principal reason for an economic stimulus package right now is to improve business and consumer confidence.

There is no one way to grieve in a situation like this; no one way to heal; no neat and plausible solution.
It is the height of both tragedy and absurdity that 5,000 lives would end in one hateful moment.

Mon, Oct 15, 2001

....to the caves of Afghanistan. Historians, poets and playwrights, pop culture creators all, are looking for the precise analogy, illuminating metaphor and dramatic scenario to provide insight for living in a world animated by Sept. 11.

Lord Robertson, NATO's secretary general, on his visit to Washington last week privately and individually briefed U.S. senators he has known since his days as British defense minister during the Kosovo war. He told them there is no evidence -- "not a scintilla," as quoted by one senator -- linking Iraq with the Sept. 11 attack on America.

Others have remarked the irony that we are enjoined to act as though the calendar had traveled from Sept. 10 to Sept. 12, but that we should steel ourselves against the likelihood of renewed terrorist activity.

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